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Battara · 5th March 2006, 09:37 PM

OOPPSS! Looks like you folks are right on the money.

It is Yemen after all (though the leather scabbard is exactly like some of those in India). It once belonged to Artzi and he describes it as 19 century:

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1519

Here is a picture sold long ago:

5th March 2006, 09:37 PM	#8
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	OOPPSS! Looks like you folks are right on the money. It is Yemen after all (though the leather scabbard is exactly like some of those in India). It once belonged to Artzi and he describes it as 19 century: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1519 Here is a picture sold long ago: Attached Images